Bamboo Processing Machine
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Bamboo processing machines are used to prepare bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....

 for use in manufacture of handicrafts, furniture and other products.

Bamboo processing tasks

Bamboo processing machines are usually built to perform a single task such as:
  • Splitting - separating the material in the direction of the fibers at right angles to the surface (radially)
  • Slicing - separating the material in the direction of the fibers parallel to the surface (tangentially)
  • Knot removing - cutting or grinding down the inter-segmental nodes.
  • Planing
    Planing (shaping)
    Planing is a manufacturing process of material removal in which the workpiece reciprocates against a stationary single-point cutting tool producing a plane or sculpted surface. Planing is analogous to shaping. The main difference between these two processes is that in shaping the tool...

     - smoothing the top, bottom and/or side surfaces of a split length
  • Cross cutting
    Cut
    Cut may refer to:* The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely directed force-Mathematics:* Cut * Branch cut, a concept in complex analysis* Dedekind cut, a partition of rational numbers* Cut-elimination theorem...

     - cutting a length of stem into shorter sections
  • Incense Stick Making
  • Stick Sizing
  • Polishing
    Polishing
    Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or using a chemical action, leaving a surface with a significant specular reflection In some materials polishing is also able to reduce diffuse reflection to...

  • Curving

Multi-task processing machines

Imli Toshi, an inventor in Nagaland, India has developed a bamboo processing machine which performs four tasks on a single platform – planning, curving, polishing and knot removing. His machine got recognition from the National Innovation Foundation
National Innovation Foundation
National Innovation Foundation – India is an autonomous organization established under the Department of Science and Technology . It was set up in February 2000 at Ahmedabad, India to provide institutional support for scouting, spawning, sustaining and scaling up grassroots innovations.NIF...

– India in their 5th biennial competition and a patent has also been filed for it.
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